Priests of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia are celebrating 25th, 50th and other significant anniversaries of their ordination to the priesthood this year. See our list of 44 priests below and a photo gallery from the annual priest alumni Mass at St. Charles Seminary here.
CatholicPhilly.com wishes all the priests many more years in their ministry — ad multos annos!
25 Years
Father Louis P. Bellopede
Father Joseph P. Devlin
Father Michael F. Hennelly
Msgr. Michael K. Magee
Father Shaun L. Mahoney
Father Joseph L. Maloney
Father John C. Moloney
Father Robert A. Pesarchick
Father Thomas M. Sodano
Msgr. Joseph T. Trinh
50 Years
Msgr. Richard T. Bolger
Father Daniel J. Cavanaugh
Father Joseph L. DiGregorio
Father Thomas J. Duffy
Father James A. Grant
Father Charles J. Kennedy
Father Francis X. McKee
Father Joseph J. McLaughlin
Father Engelbert G. Michel
Father James J. Mulligan
Msgr. Michael C. Picard
Father Salvatore M. Riccio
Father Charles J. Sullivan
55 Years
Msgr. John E. Breslin
Msgr. Michael J. Carroll
Msgr. Louis A. D’Addezio
Msgr. Robert J. Grudowski
Father Francis G. Lendacky
Father James E. Locke
Bishop Robert P. Maginnis
Father Joseph W. McCloskey
Father Donald P. McNamara
Father Joseph J. Meehan
Msgr. Joseph W. Murray
Msgr. John F. O’Brien
Father John J. Shelley
Cardinal Justin Rigali
60 Years
Father Joseph B. Jung
Msgr. James P. McBride
Father John E. Mulgrew
65 Years
Msgr. Francis X. Dreger
Father Charles E. Gormley
Msgr. Thomas J. Kelley
70 Years
Msgr. Francis J. Statkus
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Thank you for your vocations fathers. I am a happy divorced Catholic ( never wanted to be) and I was helped by good priests. People used to ask me where I got my energy and I would tell them “FROM THE MASS AND THE EUCHARIST”, We need you and we are proud of you. The church is my MOTHER.